W32.HLLW.Merkur.E@mm

W32.HLLW.Merkur.E@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to all the contacts in the Outlook Address Book. It also attempts to spread through the KaZaA, KaZaA Lite, Bearshare, and eDonkey file-sharing networks, as well as through mIRC.

The email message has the following characteristics:

Subject: (one of the following)
Free Virus Remover.
Windows Update (Build: win1.19001281)
Email Virus Remover.

Message:
Install/Update: Please run the attatchment to Install/Update your software, The program will scan for any Infected Files then continue to install/update. Regards, Bill Hanes - Nakitomi Corp.

Attachment: AVUpdate.exe

This worm is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and is compressed with UPX.